Question

What is the digit in the tens place and the digit at the tenths place?

Answer 1

Hint: Here we will consider an example of a decimal number and understand the place values used to describe the digits. The second digit to the left of the position of the decimal point is referred to as the tens place and the first digit to the right of the decimal point is referred to as the tenths place.

Complete step by step answer:
Here we are asked to define a digit at the tens place and a digit at the tenths place. Since we haven’t been provided with any number so let us assume any decimal number like 2567.192 and we will understand its different place values.
Now, according to the convention of the number system we consider two parts of a decimal number, one part is towards the left of the decimal point and the other towards the right of the decimal point. The naming of the numbers towards the left starts with ones and proceeds with tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions and so on. Similarly, the naming of numbers towards the right starts with tenths, hundredths, thousandths and so on. These denote the place values, in the left side it denotes multiplication and in the right side it denotes division. So, for the assumed decimal number 2567.192 we have the following digits at the following respective places:
Ones – 7
Tens – 6
Hundreds – 5
Thousands – 2
Tenths – 1
Hundredths – 9
Thousandths – 2

Hence, the digit at the tens place is 6 and the tenths place is 1.

Note: You must remember both the types of number systems: Indian number system and the International number system and the relation between their place values. Do not get confused in naming and check out the difference properly.